An old person at a care facility. 1 minute The Limpopo Social Development Department has warned families against taking their loved ones to unregistered care facilities. MEC Florence Radzilani visited two centres to monitor the quality of care. Radzilani’s spokesperson Joshua Kwapa says they found inhumane living conditions at the centres in Nebo and Phokwane…
Police stop a vehicle with suspected stolen livestock. 1 minute Acting Mpumalanga Police Commissioner Zeph Mkhwanazi has encouraged farmers to take stock of their animals. This as the province’s Verena area sees an alarming increase in incidents of stock theft. Mkhwanazi says farmers must also play their part in the fight against the crime by…
[File photo] A seven-month pregnant teenage girl plays with a doll. 1 minute The Africa National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape says an urgent intervention is needed to tackle teenage pregnancy in the province. This follows public outrage after a 12-year-old girl gave birth at the Frontier Hospital in Komani on Wednesday. The father…
Car with a broken windshield after a crash. 1 minute The coastal city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal has seen a significant decrease in road crashes on New Year’s Eve, with only 12 incidents recorded and attended to. This according to eThekwini metro police spokesperson, Boysie Zungu. Zungu also praised motorists for their adherence to traffic…
Broken windshield after a car crash. 1 minute Fifteen people have been injured in a crash in which a bus they were travelling in overturned on the N1 north in Ha-Masakona village outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. The injured have been taken to the Siloam Hospital following the crash which happened last night. Provincial Transport…
File Image: A hospital room with a patient bed and chair. 1 minute The Gauteng Health Department has confirmed that its internal probe has cleared the Westbury Clinic in Johannesburg of an expectant mother’s death. It says investigations into the death of 32 year-old Miriam Singh have found that an underlying condition is the cause….
[FILE IMAGE]: A newborn’s feet. 2 minutes A total of 191 babies were born on New Year’s Day in Limpopo. 24 of the babies were born to teenage mothers, with the youngest being 14. According to statistics from the Limpopo health department, the 14-year-old delivered her baby at the Kgapane Hospital outside Modjadjiskool. Seven other…
File image: Close up of a Police officer’s badge. 2 minutes The South African Police Service is coughing up nearly R4 million a year for 40 suspended officers who receive their full salaries. This came out in a written Parliamentary answer. The suspended officers face charges ranging from corruption, to kidnapping, sexual harassment and murder….
Holidaymakers enjoy the summer sun at the beach. 2 minutes The St George’s Beach in Gqeberha’s infrastructure is in a dilapidated condition with beachgoers fearing for their lives and the safety of their children. The infrastructure is old and rusted, with some areas close to the public. The residents feel that this beach has been…
A dairy cow stops to look up while feeding at a dairy farm. 3 minutes A total of 26 cattle have been recovered following a stock theft raid which was led by acting provincial commissioner, Major-General Zeph Mkhwanazi in Verena in Mpumalanga. After years of uncontrollable stock theft in the area farmers can finally breathe…
